Newsletter: Vienna International News

Rubio Received Meinl-Reisinger: Focus on Trade, Global Tensions, and the Transatlantic Partnership

Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger traveled to Washington to meet with her U.S. counterpart, Marco Rubio, to reaffirm bilateral relations and discuss pressing global challenges. The focus was on issues important to Europe, such as transatlantic trade dialogue, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and stability in the Western Balkans.

Nuclear Talks in the Shadow of Tensions: Iran and the E3 Struggle for Nuclear Agreement

Nuclear talks between Iran, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom took place in Istanbul, aimed at finding a solution to the controversial Iranian nuclear program. Although no concrete results have been announced yet, the talks are set to continue.

AUA Resumes Flights to Tel Aviv in August

Austrian Airlines (AUA) will resume flights to the Israeli metropolis of Tel Aviv on August 1. The Lufthansa subsidiary announced this decision following a “thorough security assessment.”

Vienna and GLOBAL 2000 Secure Drinking Water Supply in Ukraine

The City of Vienna and the environmental protection organization GLOBAL 2000 are intensifying their long-standing cooperation to secure the drinking water supply in Ukraine. With the installation of nine additional water treatment plants in the Kharkiv region, thousands of people now have access to clean drinking water.